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> "Is this an early glimpse of a future where the affluent get in-person service and the working classes are required to perform free work to get their food and
by legitster 4y ago
> "Is this an early glimpse of a future where the affluent get in-person service and the working classes are required to perform free work to get their food and clothing?"
This quote is kind of ironic when you realize the entire concept of doing your own shopping is a relatively modern invention of convenience. We gave up long ago on the concept of handing a shopping list to a store clerk for them to round up all of our purchases - this isn't that much more of a stretch.
- version_five 4y agoWhere I live it seems like a lot of people are getting groceries delivered now, so are effectively giving a list and having someone round it up for them. I think the future the quote alludes to is already here in all sorts of places. Almost every big company pulls out all the stops to prevent you interacting with a real person to get support. Restaurants have QR codes and automatic ordering. In some cases, it's a convenience, but it leaves the customer screwed for edge cases. So the rich get some light manual work alleviated, but more importantly, they still get treated like human when something goes wrong.
- brianwawok 4y agoKroger gets mine and brings them to my car for free. It’s great. Just use the app and set a pickup time.